Utwory na płycie:

• Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5/1 - I. Adagio sostenuto
• Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5/1 - II. Allegro
• Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5/1 - III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5/2 - I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
• Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5/2 - II. Allegro molto, più tosto presto
• Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5/2 - III. Rondo. Allegro
• Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 17 - I. Allegro moderato (Arr. From Horn Sonata)
• Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 17 - II. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante (Arr. From Horn Sonata)
• Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 17 - III. Rondo. Allegro moderato (Arr. From Horn Sonata)
• Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 - I. Allegro ma non tanto
• Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 - II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
• Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 - III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1 - I. Andante
• Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1 - II. Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1 - II. Adagio – Tempo d'andante
• Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1 - IV. Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2 - I. Allegro con brio
• Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2 - II. Adagio con molto sentiment d'affetto
• Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2 - III. Allegro fugato

CD 1:
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5/1
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5/2
Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 17

CD 2:
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Cello Soanta No. 4 in C major, Op. 102/1
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102/2

The five cello sonatas span Beethoven’s three creative periods, with the audacious op.5 sonatas dating from the early years on his time in Vienna as a piano virtuoso and aspiring composer (1792-9), the great op.69 sonata is from the period that saw the composition of symphonies 4-8, the violin concerto, Mass in C and the String Quartets op59. The two op102 sonatas are from the cusp of the ‘late’ period, this is the time of the 9th Symphony, the Missa Solemnis, the great string quartets op127 – 135 and the last five piano sonatas.

The cello and piano are truly equal partners in all these works, and Beethoven exploited the full range of the cello placing great demands on the player. The op.17 sonatas from the 1790s was composed for horn and piano. The transcription is believed to be by the composer, or at least approved by him.

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Recording: Deutschlandfunk, 7, 8, 10, 11 January 2017 / 18, 20 April 2017